Mineral Factbook

Arthurite

CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2OIMA symbol: Atuapproved

Arthurite is a phosphate, arsenate, or vanadate mineral with the formula CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O, crystallizing in the monoclinic system. It has a calculated density of 3.316 g/cm3.

Photos

Arthurite specimen photo
Henk Smeets – tomeikminerals.com · CC BY 4.0 · Commons
Arthurite specimen photo
Nessa Eull · CC0 · Commons
Arthurite specimen photo
Dave Dyet http://www.shutterstone.com http://www.dyet.com · Public domain · Commons
Arthurite specimen photo
Leon Hupperichs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

Crystallography

Crystal systemmonoclinic crystal systemWikidata (CC0)
Space groupP 1 21/c 1
Cell (Å, °)a = 10.189, b = 9.649, c = 5.598; α = 90, β = 92.16, γ = 90
Cell volume549.969 ų, Z = 2
Axial ratios1.0560:1:0.5802calculated from COD 9009252
Source structureCOD 9009252 (Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 1978)

Physical properties

Density (calculated)3.316 g/cm³calculated from COD 9009252

Classification

Nickel-Strunz (10th)8.DC.15Wikidata (CC0)
Nickel-Strunz (9th)8.DC.15Wikidata (CC0)